Journal
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
Volume 9, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201901552
Keywords
biomimetics; liquid crystals; self-assembly; silk; spinning; sustainability
Funding
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research [FA9550-17-1-0333]
- NIH [P41EB002520, R01EB021264, R01NS092847, U01EB014976]
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Silk spinning offers an evolution-based manufacturing strategy for industrial polymer manufacturing, yet remains largely inaccessible as the manufacturing mechanisms in biological and synthetic systems, especially at the molecular level, are fundamentally different. The appealing characteristics of silk spinning include the sustainable sourcing of the protein material, the all-aqueous processing into fibers, and the unique material properties of silks in various formats. Substantial progress has been made to mimic silk spinning in artificial manufacturing processes, despite the gap between natural and artificial systems. This report emphasizes the universal spinning conditions utilized by both spiders and silkworms to generate silk fibers in nature, as a scientific and technical framework for directing molecular assembly into high-performance structures. The preparation of regenerated silk feedstocks and mimicking native spinning conditions in artificial manufacturing are discussed, as is progress and challenges in fiber spinning and 3D printing of silk-composites. Silk spinning is a biomimetic model for advanced and sustainable artificial polymer manufacturing, offering benefits in biomedical applications for tissue scaffolds and implantable devices.
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